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Cetethe is the polyoxyethylene ether of cetyl alcohol (comparatively: laurethe, polyoxyethylene ether of lauryl alcohol; stearethe: polyoxyethylene ether of stearyl alcohol).
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Cetethe are polyalkylene glycol ethers, also fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers with the fatty alcohol cetyl alcohol. The hydrophilic part forms short-chain polyethylene glycols (polyoxyethylene). Ceteth-16 is the INCI designation for the simplest cetyl polyoxyethylene ether with only 16 ethylene oxide units per mole. Ceteth-16 acts as emulsifier and surfactant in cosmetic products.
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